Vietnam: Make It Illegal to Torture an Animal

A video posted on Facebook on 2/20/2015, shows a group of young Vietnamese scooter riders torturing and killing a defenseless dog that was just sitting by the side of the road when they set upon him for sport.

Their ruthless kicking and flailing of the animal who cries out it in suffering and pain, though does not move to defend himself, is as disgusting and heartbreaking as it gets. Not satisfied with the animals' torture, they use their motorcycles to end his life, laughing all the while.

THIS SENSELESS SUFFERING AND KILLING OF A SENTIENT BEING MUST BE END. LAWS MUST BE CREATED IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT THESE ANIMALS AND PUNISH THE PERPETRATORS.

Facebook includes "animal abuse" as an example of violation of community standards of graphic violence. The entire international community should have these as minimum standards of their own following the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW).